National Night Out - Towson

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Grace Galiani, left, of Rodgers Forge, photographs her son Lucas Galiani, third from left, 9, family friend Alejandro Velazquez de Leon, fourth from left, 11, of Rodgers Forge, her daughter, Paz Galiani, second from right, 6, with officer Nate Mickle, second from left, and Sgt. Robert Bouder, right, both of the Baltimore County Police Marine Unit, near a police boat during Towson's National Night Out event at Patriot Plaza.

Grace Galiani, left, of Rodgers Forge, photographs her son Lucas Galiani, third from left, 9, family friend Alejandro Velazquez de Leon, fourth from left, 11, of Rodgers Forge, her daughter, Paz Galiani, second from right, 6, with officer Nate Mickle, second from left, and Sgt. Robert Bouder, right, both of the Baltimore County Police Marine Unit, near a police boat during Towson's National Night Out event at Patriot Plaza. (Steve Ruark / For Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Colin McGovern, left, 14, of Anneslie, Casey Timlen, second from left, 12, of Anneslie, and James Kemp, right, 12, of Loch Raven Village, all Boy Scouts from Troop 102, which meets at Towson United Methodist Church, help Mike Calwell, third from left, of Yorkleigh, president of Towson Area Citizens on Patrol, hang a sign during Towson's National Night Out event at Patriot Plaza.

Colin McGovern, left, 14, of Anneslie, Casey Timlen, second from left, 12, of Anneslie, and James Kemp, right, 12, of Loch Raven Village, all Boy Scouts from Troop 102, which meets at Towson United Methodist Church, help Mike Calwell, third from left, of Yorkleigh, president of Towson Area Citizens on Patrol, hang a sign during Towson's National Night Out event at Patriot Plaza. (Steve Ruark / For Baltimore Sun Media Group)

About 100 people gathered Tuesday night at Patriot Plaza to hear Baltimore County Police Cpt. Jay Landsman speak about fighting crime in Towson while enjoying free food and meet and greets with police and K-9 units as part of National Night Out in Towson.